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Monastic Sites

Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape

Monastic Site Clare

Clare Abbey, Clarecastle (Irish: Mainistir Chliara)

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM)

Monastic Site

Clare Abbey, Clarecastle (Irish: Mainistir Chliara)

Order: Augustinian Canons Regular

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM)

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Monastic Site

Clare Abbey, Clarecastle (Irish: Mainistir Chliara)

Order: Augustinian Canons Regular

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM)

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Monastic Site

Clare Abbey, Clarecastle (Irish: Mainistir Chliara)

Order: Augustinian Canons Regular

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM)

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Monastic Site

Clare Abbey, Clarecastle (Irish: Mainistir Chliara)

Order: Augustinian Canons Regular

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM)

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Monastic Site Mayo

Clare Island Abbey

Founded: by 1224

Order: Carmelite

Cistercian monks founded by 1224; convent driven off by pirates became cell of Abbeyknockmoy after 1224 dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?; probably place of refuge for Carmelite Friars…

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Monastic Site Offaly

Clareen Monastery

Founded: 6th century

Order: Early Irish

Founded 6th century

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Monastic Site Galway

Claregalway Friary

Order: Franciscan Friars Minor

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded before c.1252 by John de Colgan I;[notes 104] dissolved 1542; granted to Richard de Burgo 1570; friars remained Observant Franciscan Friars adopted 1567?; dissolved c.1589, friars expelled…

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Monastic Site Waterford

Clashmore Monastery

Founded: before 646-56

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded before 646-56 by Cuancheir, a monk, on the instruction of St Mochoemoc of Leamakevoge

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Monastic Site Cork

Clear Island Monastery

early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Ciaran of Seirkieran

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Monastic Site Monaghan

Clochensis Friary

Order: Augustinian

Augustinian Friars

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Monastic Site Cork

Clogagh Friary ø

foundation called a ‘little abbey’,[notes 40] doubtful a community existed here

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